Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yao

/jˈaʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.15 in modern English

Syllables: yao
IPA: /jˈaʊ/

6

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Bantu people living in Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania in Africa.

name

The language of these people.

noun

The Mien people of China.

name

A Chinese surname from Hokkien.

name

A Chinese surname from Mandarin.

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 瑤／瑶 (yáo).

Origin

Source language: Chinese

Word Breakdown

Root: -, 姚

Phrases

Yao graph

Rhymes With

how now allow wow bow thou cow dow mao vow brow howe

Questions

How do you pronounce yao?: The recorded pronunciation is /jˈaʊ/.
What does yao mean?: A Bantu people living in Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania in Africa.
Where does yao come from?: It is traced to Chinese.

How to pronounce yao

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